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IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN WINS CONTRACT WITH US AIR FORCE
GREENVILLE, USA, By the three-year contract the company will provide support for the C-5 Galaxy aircraft, an outsized-cargo transport. The deal includes options to extend the contract for further seven... more
IndustryCESSNA:NEW DIRECTOR OF WORLDWIDE SALES NAMED
INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS, Aircraft industries Independence-based Cessna recently announced the promotion of Mark Patterson to Director of Worldwide Sales at the Single Engine Facility. As Director of Worldwide... more
IndustryMITSUBISHI TO BUILD WINGS OF BOEING 747X
USA, According to the "Wall Street Journal" the discussions between Boeing Co. and the japanese manufacturer are progressing and could lead to an agreement within 90 days. Also Tokyo financial newspaper... more
IndustryBOEING: NO SHORTENED 717 FOR NOW
SEATTLE, USA, Boeing Corporation diffused that the project for a shortened 717-200 version will not go ahead for now. Probably Seattle-based aeronautical industry won't go in competition with experienced... more
IndustryJAPANESE COMPANIES TO JOIN B747X PROJECT
TOKYO, According to the japanese newspaper "Nihon Keizai" three japanese companies, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki, Fuji, are in talks with Boeing Co. to join the superjumbo passenger jet B747X... more
IndustryCESSNA CJ2 MOVING FAST
U.S.A., Cessna will complete six customer deliveries of the Citation CJ2 prior to year-end. The CJ2, introduced in response to market input asking for higer cruise speeds, was one of four new Citation... more
IndustryAIRBUS: A380 TO BE PROFITABLE BY 2012
TOULOUSE, According to Philippe Camus, Co-CEO of EADS, the program's financial break-even point will be achieved with the 250th A380's delivery as early as 2011, no more than five years after the No.... more
IndustryPRATT&WHITNEY TO SIGN CONTRACT EXTENSION ON US AIR FORCE C-17 ENGINES
CANADA, The $750 million contract will continue the off-wing work on U.S. Air Force C-17 engines through 2005. The deal covers the entire C-17 fleet of 533 engines from 2001 to 2005. The package provides... more
IndustryALENIA MARCONI SYSTEMS TO UPGRADE AIR TRAFFIC SYSTEM IN BRAZIL
MILAN, Alenia Marconi Systems, joint venture between Finmeccanica and Bae, will also play a leading role in the construction of the new air defence system of Austria. The contract with Brazil worth $90... more
IndustryAMADEUS GLOBAL TRAVEL DISTRIBUTION TO EXPECT REVENUE TO GO UP FROM QANTAS CONTRACT
MADRID, The 10 year contract is about the running of the reservations systems of Qantas Airways. Amadeus said it expects sales of as much as 170 million euros ($155.7 million) from the contract. It will... more
IndustryFRANCE TO SELL DASSAULT SYSTEMES STAKE
FRANCE, The government should sell its 16% stake in the second half of next year. The stake worth about $1,25 billion. Dassault creates design software for aerospace companies such as DaimlerChrysler. more
IndustryUSA: CONGRESS PROVIDES FUNDING TO BUILD 120 C-17S
WASHINGTON, The funding will be provided through mud-2003. The planes are scheduled to be delivered through November 2004. Boeing has proposed another 60-plane extension. Boeing C-17 is the backbone of... more
IndustrySAABTECH: BILLIONAIRE ORDERS
SWEDEN, Two SaabTech firms recived in the last few days billionaire orders: SaabTech Electronics AB has received an order for the adaptation and qualification of radar warners for the German Armed... more
IndustryBOEING RECEIVED 737-800 AIRCRAFT OPTIONS
SEATTLE, USA, Boeing received from German airline Hapag-LLoyd Flug confirmation for three 737-800 aircraft option, and Amsterdam-based Transavia airline has optioned further two. Deliveries are expected... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER SELLS FOR THE FIRSTH TIME AN AIRCRAFT IN SENEGAL
CANADA, Bombardier Aerospace announced today its first ever aircraft sale in Senegal with the purchase of a 50-seat Q300 turboprop airliner by Air Senegal International.The aircraft will be delivered in... more
IndustryPRATT & WHITNEY CANADA SERVICES 50,000TH ENGINE
LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC, Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) has achieved a major milestone in the aftermarket business with the servicing of a 50,000th engine by its Service Centre Network which is comprised... more
IndustryAIRBUS: FIRST A380-100 TO BE DELIVERED IN 2006
TOULOUSE, FRANCE, The french industry said the first parts of the aircraft will be delivered to the Toulouse assembly plant in 2003. The first test flight are scheduled for the end of 2004. more
IndustryBOEING SIGNS BILLION-DOLLAR CONTRACT WITH AUSTRALIA
SEATTLE, Boeing today signed a contract with the Commonwealth of Australia for the development and acquisition of Project Wedgetail, an airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) program. The contract... more
IndustryNEW DIRECTOR OF CARAVAN WORLDWIDE SALES NAMED FOR CESSNA
USA, John Doman has been named Director of Worldwide Sales for the Caravan Division. He has held previous Cessna positions as Single Engine Director of Sales. more
IndustryNEW TENSIONS BETWEEN USA AND EUROPE ABOUT STATE AIDS FOR A3XX
BRUSSELS, Europe reacted angrily to US and Boeing concerns about the official launch of Airbus A3XX and the aids the project received from european countries. US said the aids could affect the commercial... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER DELIVERS 36TH CRJ200 TO ATLANTIC COAST
VIRGINIA, USA, Bombardier Aerospace has delivered the 36th CRJ200 regional jet to Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings di Dulles, Virginia. Atlantic Coast recently announced a follow-on CRJ200 order for 27... more
IndustryBOEING SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH FEDERAL EXPRESS
SEATTLE, Boeing will modify 19 MD-11 passenger airplanes to freighters. As part of the agreement, Boeing Airplane Services will perform the engineering and parts procurement, in addition to completing... more
IndustryTODAY LAUNCHED A3XX
TOULOUSE, At meeting held in Toulouse today, the Airnus shareholders, EADS and BAE SYSTEMS, officially approved the launch of the A380, formaly known as the A3XX. This decision heralds a new era in the... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE TO SIGN AGREEMENT WITH SOUTH AFRICAN AIRLINK
SOUTH AFRICA, The south african airline placed an AE 3007 engine order worth $235 million to power 70 Embraer RJ 135 regional jets. Meanwhile British Regional Air Lines has awarded Rolls-Royce an $80 million... more
IndustryFRANCE AND USA TO FORM DEFENCE ELECTRONIC JOINT VENTURE
PARIS, FRANCIA, U.S. Raytheon and french Thales, formerly known as Thomson-CSF, agreed a joint venture to produce defence electronic systems. The $500 million contract includes control system supporting... more
IndustryABOUT A3XX
TOULOSE, Airbus' A3XX, that will be launched tomorrow in a conference on Toulose, is a giant aircraft that will be able to transport almost 600 passengers. It accomodates inside 2 floors connected by... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AND BOEING TO COMPETE TO BUILD JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER
USA, Both the industries are developing the military fighter jet which would be used by the Air Force, Navy, Marines and Britain's royal Air Force and Navy. Lockheed Martin's jet flew for the first time... more
IndustryU.S. GOVERNMENT THREATEN WTO INTERVENTION ON EUROPEAN AID ON A3XX
USA, The United States warned government of Germany, Britain and France that forecasted plans to help Airbus' A3XX mega passenger aircraft development could lead to a major new trade dispute. U.S.... more
IndustryFINMECCANICA: NO MERGER BETWEEN ASTRIUM AND ALENIA SPAZIO
ROME, The new was released by Eads and Finmeccanica in an official statement. Eads, in agreement with Bae, which owns 25% of Astrium, and Finmeccanica decided to interrupt to call off the merger plan between... more
IndustryAIRBUS: CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH A3XX, TOMORROW AT 1 P.M.
MUNCH, A conference about Airbus super-jumbo A3XX's launch will be given tomorrow in Toulose at 1p.m. more
IndustryFIRST ROLLS-ROYCE TRENT TO ISRAEL'S EL AL
LONDON, El Al, Israel's national airline, has taken delivery of its first Rolls-Royce Trent aero engine from the company's assembly facility in Derby, UK. El Al ordered three Boeing 777s powered by Rolls-Royce... more
IndustryFINMECCANICA AND EADS TO SIGN AGREEMENT SOON
ROME, Finmeccanica, italian aerospace industry, and EADS plan to sign a joint venture agreement within March 2001. The new group will play a leading role in the military aircraft industry and will employ... more
Industry50 FIRM ORDERS FOR A3XX, MAYBE TOMORROW OFFICIAL ANNOUNCE
PARIS, FRANCE, With the six aircraft ordered by British airline Virgin Atlantic, the total number of firm orders for the new Airbus giant aircraft A3XX raises to 50. Airbus is likely to announce tomorrow... more
IndustryBOEING: SLOWING U.S. ECONOMY WILL NOT AFFECT AIRLINES DEMAND FOR AIRCRAFTS
NEW YORK, Phil Condit, Boeing Co chief executive, siad it will be due to the fact that "airlines over the world have been very disciplined this year. They haven't been ordering more than demand warranted... more
IndustryBOEING SEES MEXICAN CARRIERS TO ACQUIRE NEW PLANES IN THE NEXT YEARS
WASHINGTON, According to Boeing Co forecasts Mexican airlines should acquire around 360 new commercial aircraft for a total $18 billion by 2019. Boeing expects air traffic to grow 5,8% in Latin America... more
IndustryEADS DECLARATION ON AIRBUS AGAINST THE TREND
MUNICH, GERMANY, According to Rainer Ohler, EADS' spokesman, Airbus Industries sales will drop of about 25% next year. These declaration goes against the trend of the former declarations of EADS (Airbus'... more
IndustryDENIED FINANCIAL AIDE FOR A3XX (2)
BRUSSELS, A summit is in program at Dec 18 in Washington about U.S.'s decision to interrupt financial aides to Airbus for the A3XX's production. European Commission president Romano Prodi and trade... more
IndustryDENIED FINANCIAL AIDE FOR A3XX
WASHINGTON, Charlene Barshefsky, Commerce's american executive, said that Airbus will not receive any subsidy to produce the A3XX, breaking the 1992's agreement between U.S.A. and U.E. which established... more
IndustryAIRBUS IS PLANNING SUPERSONIC JET
PARIS, Jean-Jacques Mirat, chief engineer of the french industry said in an interview on the german trade magazine Flugrevue that the supersonic jet would be able to fly twice as fast as the Concorde and... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER SELLS TWO CRJ700S TO BIRMINGHAM'S MAERSK AIR LTD
CANADA, Yesterday Bombardier Aerospace announced that Maersk Air Ltd of Birmingham, England, orderd two of its new 70-seat CRJ700 aircrafts. Maersk Air will pay the aircrafts, scheduled for the second... more
IndustryBOEING COMPLETED JSF X-32B STRUCTURAL MODE TESTS
PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA, The X-32B, which is expected to fly during the first quarter of 2001, will validate the Boeing direct-lift approach to short take-off vertical landing (STOVL) flight. It will be used... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE: CONTRACT BY $50 MILLION
U.K., Rolls-Royce's giant engines has signed a $50 million long-term support package with the technical subsidiary of South African Airways to maintain the carrier's fleet of RB211 engines more
IndustryBOEING TO LAY OFF 400 CALIF. WORKERS
PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA, Boeing Co. plans to lay off, begin in January or February, about 400 workers, or 44 percent of its Palmdale work force, beginning next month as $9 million in modification work... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER DELIVERS FIRST CRJ200 REGIONAL JET TO TWO ASIAN AIRLINES
CANADA, The first CRJ200 of the three ordered was delivered to the chinese Shangai Airlines last week. The other carried which received the first regional jet was J-Air, domestic route carrier for Japan... more
IndustryWILL BOEING OPEN A NEW PLANT IN MOROCCO?
RABAT, According to unofficial sources the plant will be opened in collaboration with Royal Air Maroc to produce electrical components for aircrafts. The agreement is supposed to be announced after... more
IndustryAIRBUS INDUSTRIE: A MONTHLY PRODUCTION 30 A320S AND 8 A330/A340S WITHIN 2001
FRANCE, Airbus Industrie annonced a production's increase to satisfy the actual demand: the monthly manufacturing of A320 planes will increase from 22 to 30 and tho one of A330/A340 aircrafts will grow... more
IndustryTECHSPACE AERO WULL PARTICIPATE IN AIRBUS A-400M ENGINES PRODUCTION
LIEGI, BELGIUM, The belgian Techspace Aero industry will participate, together with other five european engine industries, in realization of TP400 engine for the large military transport aircraft Airbus... more
IndustryAIRBUS TO BOOST A3XX ORDERS
PARIS, Phillipe Camus, chairman of EADS, which owns 80 per cent of Airbus, said that the industry forecasts to reach 450 orders in 2000 for A3XX. Discussions are ongoing with Lufthansa, Virgin Atlantic,... more
IndustryAASI ANNOUNCED PROGRESS REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT OF JETCRUZER 500
LONG BEACH, USA, The plane has succesfully passed a critical structure limit l0oad test related to the forward wing. Also the windshield completed FAA ultimate load test. The fuselage is under preparation... more
IndustryTHOMSON TO BUY AVIMO
PARIS, FRANCE, The french electronic defense group Thomson launched a public offer to buy the whole singaporean Avimo industry, specialized in optronics systems. Avimo acquisition would boost Thomson capabilities... more